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Ralph Bakshi's 'Lord of the Rings'
Long before Peter Jackson transformed Tolkien’s masterpieces into works of cinematic art, there was a hardcore fanbase that seemed to transcend generations. Since its publication in the 1950s, the late J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy trilogy of Middle Earth, The Lord of the Rings, had been the object of an ever-growing cult following. A perennial favorite of high school and college students including yet undiscovered Ralph Bashki, Rings had been merchandised in poster art and annual calendars, sweatshirts, buttons ("Frodo lives"), and in other related wearable forms. In addition to hardcover and paperback editions of the original texts, numerous critical and cult-oriented ancillary volumes populated the expanded universe. These included histories, guides, and exhaustive interpretations of the trilogy.
By Frank White9 years ago in Geeks
Top Military Anime
The military, with bonds of brotherhood, fortified discipline and risky and dangerous adventure, it is a perfect medium to use for storytelling. No genre captures that medium as well as anime, combining the feeling of camaraderie with a graphic art style, dark humor and character driven plots that come together beautifully. However, because this is a hard recipe to perfect, we’ve decided to help you out and compile a list of the best military anime out there.
By Stephen Hamilton9 years ago in Geeks
Top Graphic Novels by Women
The world of comic books and graphic novels is increasingly breaking down gender boundaries. Publishing itself is historically a male-dominated industry, and graphic novels specifically has always had a much higher percentage of male authors than woman authors. However, that isn't to say there aren't many fantastic graphic novels created by women. Female graphic novel authors are taking the industry by storm and making sure their voices get heard. Here are some of the best graphic novels by women available today.
By Patricia Sarkar9 years ago in Geeks
Deadliest Movie Sharks
You either love sharks or they scare the crap out of you. But if you’re like me, sharks both scare and intrigue you. Like me, many people are fascinated not only by a shark’s beauty, but also by the badassery predator instincts they have. In celebration of this year’s shark movie The Shallows, where our worst nightmares come alive of getting stranded on a rock in the middle of an shark waters are told by actress Blake Lively, we are honoring the best ‘sharkplotation’ movies of all time. The following movies will either make you never want to go in the water again or make you laugh your ass off due to the sheer plot absurdity. From the classic shark movies to the most outlandish like shark ghosts to the campiest sharks attacking from the sky, there is no place safe from any shark attack. Seriously in the end, don’t we all eventually get eaten by sharks?
By George Gott9 years ago in Geeks
Guide to the Best CW Superhero Shows
If you’ve paid any attention to the CW fall 2016 schedule, you’ll notice a certain pattern. At this point, CW should rename the channel DC TV. Supergirl, Flash, Arrow and Legends of Tomorrow add up to four different DC Comics based TV shows on one network—technically iZombie makes five, but since it doesn’t crossover with the other four, I’m leaving it out of this article.
By Jason Schwartz9 years ago in Geeks
Scariest Movie Monsters
We all can easily recognize Hollywood's biggest actors and actresses but none of them stand out in our minds the same way as the scariest movie monsters in cinema history. Movie monsters, like the Xenomorph from Alien or Crawlers from The Descent leave a lasting impression in our minds, and our nightmares. Not all movie monsters are created equal, however, some are able to haunt us for years after seeing them. The mere mention of certain movie monsters can cause chills to run down our spines as memories of their bone chilling actions come rushing back. Those are the monsters that have made it onto our list, the aliens, creatures, and beasts that make you want to sleep with the lights on at night. We can guarantee that after reading this list your mind will be flooded with so many haunting memories that you won't want to go bed alone tonight. Be sure to let us know if your favorite beastie made our list of the scariest movie monsters if you can't sleep!
By Stephen Hamilton9 years ago in Geeks
